IT'S. BACK.
Last year, in the spirit of March Madness, Quest Friends! ran our first annual NPC Showdown, where all of our side characters fought for an entire month for the public's heart. In the end, Soe barely came out ahead of both Loell and Mauve, but with a new year's worth of characters to contend with, can she keep her lead?
Starting Sunday, March 1st at 5 PM CDT, we'll be putting up polls on our twitter account, where users can vote for the NPC they like most! After each round of voting, we'll update this webpage with the results and our "professional" commentary. For the qualifier round, two pairs of NPCs will compete each day, with 24 hours allowed for voting, but as time goes on, matches will get even longer, giving you time to fight for your fave!
This year's contestants are comprised of high scorers from last season, new characters from Crime and Courtship, and two contestants chosen by our Patreon subscribers (PB&J and Chitters). You may notice that Ness is not part of this list. This is because Ness is neither a full PC nor a full NPC, and it didn't feel quite right to put him on this list. Also, he already stuffed the ballot boxes before voting even began, despite numerous pleas to stop.
But what's a tournament without good, old-fashioned custom brackets? While you're waiting for the qualifiers to begin, download our printable bracket, fill it out with your faves, then share the result to the world using the hashtag #NPCshowdown.
We'll see you at the polls!
FINALS
Final Round (37 Votes): Sera Brackleberry Wins! (27% Rei, 73% Sera )
"Sera was really excited until she learned she doesn't actually get anything for winning." -Kyle
"My money has always been on Sera." -Tom
"[a single joyous tear]" -Hallie
"My wonderful foul-mouthed gremlin daughter <3" -Emily
SEMI-FINALS
First Round (15 Votes): Rei Wins! (27% Jesse, 73% Rei Brackleberry)
"My lady love! ...but this means that the final will be so sad." -Emily
Second Round (15 Votes): Sera Wins! (40% Everett, 60% Sera Brackleberry)
"MY LOVE" -Hallie
"Y e p this is fine
There is no good way for me to vote" -Emily
"This is the best case scenario." -Kyle
QUARTER-FINALS
First Round: Jesse Wins! (28% Shannon Iggins, 22% L'Adrien, 50% Jesse)
"[Sigh]" -Hallie
Second Round (19 Votes): Rei Wins! (63% Rei Brackleberry, 37% Vespari)
"BRACKLEBERRY SMACKDOWN!" -Hallie
Third Round (24 Votes): Everett Wins! (46% Inspector Cecilos, 54% Everett)
"I am thoroughly impressed with how close so many of these polls have been." -Kyle
Fourth Round (37 Votes): Sera Wins! (73% Sera Brackleberry, 27% Soe Badge)
"THE FINAL CHAMPION HAS FALLEN also holy crap look at all of those votes" -Kyle
"Sera hype" -Tom
PRELIMS
First Round (18 Votes): Shannon Wins! (39% Mauve Rodirarche, 61% Shannon Iggins)
"THE FIRST HAS FALLEN" -Kyle
"OH MY GOD SHE BEAT A LAST YEAR FINALIST! OHMGHEHEHEE (but also I am SO PLEASED because Shannon deserves this)" -Ari
"Is Quest Friends secretly the side series to Cookie Crew?" -Tom
"PARTY IN THE READEASY" -Hallie
Second Round (20 Votes): L'Adrien and Jesse Tie! (50% L'Adrien, 50% Jesse)
"I don't know what to think" -Hallie
"I couldn't decide between the two of them, so I don't blame y'all." -Kyle
Third Round (22 Votes): Rei Wins! (55% Rei Brackleberry, 45% Loell)
"THE SECOND CHAMPION HAS FALLEN" -Kyle
"What a puzzle (it's not)." -Hallie
"WHAT" -Ari
Fourth Round (21 Votes): Vespari Wins! (48% Karl Badge, 52% Vespari)
"On the one hand I would have loved to see people have to vote between Rei and Karl. On the other hand I voted for Vespari so the fact that this did not happen is probably my fault." -Ari
"I'm proud of Vespari. He deserves this." -Kyle
“Thank you for not making me choose between my husband and my girlfriend.” -Emily
Fifth Round (24 Votes): Inspector Cecilos Wins! (67% Cecilos, 33% Q-BO)
"Look at MY SON!" -Ari
Sixth Round (19 Votes): Everett Wins! (16% Mako, 84% Everett)
"Oddly, Mako is ecstatic about this result, while Everett appears to be more upset than anyone else." -Kyle
Seventh Round (25 Votes): Sera Wins! (16% Charlotte N., 84% Sera Brackleberry)
"I can't afford to have any thoughts on this." -Hallie
Eighth Round (23 Votes): Soe Wins! (13% Meeghan, 87% Soe)
"It should never have come to this." -Emily
"Soe may have won, but everyone lost." -Kyle
QUALIFIERS
First Round (15 Votes): Mauve Wins! (67% Mauve, 33% Chitters)
"[sadly shakes head]" - Hallie
Second Round (15 Votes): Shannon Wins! (53% Shannon Iggins, 47% Sir Kentrim, Esq.)
"Sir Kentrim just can't win anything, can he?" -Kyle
"THANK GOODNESS" - Hallie
Third Round (15 Votes): L'Adrien Wins! (47% Madeline Jefferjames, 53% L'Adrien)
"NO. NO. FUCKING NO. THAT LITTLE WANNABE WON OUT MADELINE JEFFERJAMES?Madeline, kicking over one table while simultaneously flipping another: 'A.LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEX'" -Hallie
"A.Lex sends a paper airplane with the word 'HA!' to Madeline, all while smirking in the background and sipping some damn good wine." -Ari Fourth Round (16 Votes): Jesse Wins! (75% Jesse, 25% Mayra Frankmanning the Fourth)
"Mayra is still a winner in the eyes of her dad Frankmanning Frankmanning THE THIRD, PhD." - Ari
Fifth Round (16 Votes): Rei Brackleberry Wins! (56% Rei, 44% Anastasia)
"MY FUTURE WIFE" -Emily
Sixth Round (19 Votes): Loell Wins! (74% Loell, 26% Vera)
"Brain boy best boy" -Ari
"Calling it now: just like last year, Loell will make it to the finale, only to be defeated yet again." -Kyle
Seventh Round (15 Votes): Karl Badge Wins! (33% The Lady with Cinnabar Lips, 67% Karl Badge)
"And STAY OUT! [hugs MISHA closer] ...please?" -Ari
"Thank you for not making me watch Karl die again." -Emily
Eighth Round (17 Votes): Vespari Wins! (76% Vespari, 24% Lorraine Stiles)
"YOU GO WIZLUIGI (aka wizard Waluigi)" -Ari
"Ah yes good the right choice." -Hallie
"I TOLD YOU HE WAS THE BEST BIG BROTHER EVER" -Emily
Ninth Round (20 Votes): Inspector Cecilos Wins! (15% Virgule, 85% Cecilos)
"My boy deserves this triumph supported by overwhelming evidence." -Ari
Tenth Round (17 Votes): Q-BO Wins! (12% Sunny, 88% Q-BO)
"Yeah he rolled away with it." -Hallie
Eleventh Round (23 Votes): Mako Wins! (30% The Blue Fairy, 70% Mako)
"YUSSSSS" -Hallie
"I gotta say, I'm feeling blue about this result, if you get my drift." -Ari
Twelfth Round (19 Votes): Everett Wins! (100% Everett, 0% Professor Goldstone)
"Not a single vote. I would judge but I also didn't vote for him so..." -Ari
"NOT. ONE." -Kyle
"Goldstone's performance is almost as bad as his teaching methods." -Hallie
Thirteenth Round (15 Votes): Charlotte N. Wins! (47% Poppy, "Black Eyed" Susan, and Jonquil, 53% Charlotte N.)
"Charlotte, taking a peppermint stick out of her pocket: 'Winning's only worth it if there's some sport in it.'" -Hallie
"A.Lex: 'Proud of you, kid.' [tries to look exceptionally cool]" -Ari
"P B AND J WERE ROBBED" -Tom
Fourteenth Round (26 Votes): Sera Wins! (81% Sera Brackleberry, 19% The Zhev)
"Good" -Hallie
Fifteenth Round (20 Votes): Meeghan Wins! (90% Meeghan, 10% Captain Jebediah Ishmael)
"[Thumbs up]" -Everyone
Sixteenth Round (21 Votes): Soe Wins! (62% Soe, 38% Misha's Scarf)
"YOU WILL ALL REGRET THIS. Just wait a few more months." -Ari
"It's true." -Kyle